Roast Guinea Fowl With White Wine Tomatoes Olives Recipes

ROAST GUINEA FOWL

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450 degrees.
• Wash birds and pat dry. Gently loosen the skin of each fowl's breast and place flat-leaf parsley leaves under it. Fill birds with stuffing, truss with butcher's twine, and place in a foil-lined roasting pan. Melt butter and brush birds; sprinkle with salt and pepper, and surround with the chervil, parsley, and garlic.
• Roast for 15 minutes. Add wine to pan and brush birds again with melted butter. Reduce heat to 400 degrees and roast for 1 hour. Cover with foil and roast for 15 to 30 minutes more.

ROAST GUINEA FOWL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to very hot.
• Fold the wings behing the bird, and tie the legs loosely together.
• Brush with the butter and cover the breasts with the slices of bacon.
• Place on a rack set over a baking dish and cook in the center of the oven for 20 minutes per pound.
• Transfer the birds to a warmed serving dish and cover.
• Add the wine to the pan juices with the lemon juice and boil rapidly for a moment or two.
• Adjust the seasoning and serve with the birds.
• Discard the bacon.